Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-01
Flour Inspectors Notice.

n consequences of beiuu frequently compelled, in
the discharge of the duties of my Office, to enforce
the penalties OF the law regulating the Inspection of
Flour, against persons offering flour for inspection
who have failed to comply with lis acquisitions, and
consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector of New DIRK Ito which city large portion
Ut flour Is scnt is very strict imposing every
possible penalty and onerous expense on our flour, |
deem it proper to call the attention of all concerned
TO tic following provisions of the law the subject
aud urge the necessity of their ling strictly com
Piled with; also to cndeavor TO induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having flour shipped in good
order, by rcmcying defects which after it has
been inspected.
s. requires tina, a hoci wheat -four brought 20 any IN
secOn, for expectation, shall he understandable, 6neness
aud without mixture of -four the flour of
other than wheat under penalty of CondemnaiiOn and
dollars ior each barrel recoverable by motion of the spec
days notice i'll any of record; the flour
sod Ivy ,c Inspector Tor the henet of the Commonwealth.
SEC 4, requires all flour barrels for expectation be well
niacr seasoned materials, with hoops nailed
nas III each chime hoop and three nails in each bce hoop
under penalty of IL The barrels he u inches in length
in the slaves aud the head III inches in daneter half barrels
% inches in length and the diameter head ia inches
Sec D. requires Die b to- he branded with the and
weight uudcr penalty OF u
Sec q, requires each barrel of -four pounds
and each half barrel ~ pounds under penalty of cents for
every pound deficient under B. and of IL for every pound
over g.
Sec requires the barrels be weighed and the tare marked
thereon any person shall put false wrong on tn
the disadvantage of the purchaser he shall forfeit cts
te Inspector, suspicion, the request the purchaser
sha npack the barrel and if there is less quantity of
than above directed, u shall pay the charges I'M
packing and reckng, and above other penalties
IL will be by 3, that if the Inspector as
certans that flour OF other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner is subject 10
penalty of ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the flour Farmers and mllers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye, corn OATS and
all other grain from wheat before grinding IT,
The failure to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials the Of nearly all the other penal
ties that incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that arc not wei!
TO be incurred if it is not immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity of flour may have been nut
III them, it will be found ID short time that the bar /
rcs, from the evaporation OF the sap, have lost several
pounds.
And should il he inspected Immediately after pack
ing, while the weight holds out the merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss, being reinspect
cd in the place to which he sends IT. The interest of
the merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment OF this part of the law, well those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels are to be hoop
I'd and nailed. and their dimensions.
trust thai those concerned will be careful hereaf- |
ter to comply with all the acquisitions Of the Jaw
Should any person, however, from any cause fail to
do so, it is my impcrious duty TO enforce the penal
les whether incurred from fraud carelessncss or ig-
lorance, as the law leaves discretion on the
subject.
I would recommend to those who have flour 10 in
'pect, that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-wegh it Immediately before submit
ing it for inspection. This would them in many
asses from mourning penalty, aud me from the disa-
sreeable duty Of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase flour for shipping, and
he captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
cntion to the order in which the barrels arc in when
Shipped
II frequently happens, when -four comes 20 be shin
bed that has lain III store some time after bcnr in
pected, that the barrels from not being properly sea
sOned when the flour was put in them aSs found IN
nave shrunk, and become 20 nfrm, that in gcttinp
hem out Of the transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which If not
rcmedied will subject the merchant to expenses on
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked oG-tbe
ieads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
ana what Is put back Is mixed with dirt, that NAV |
cause It to be refused being offered for renspec-
ton, besides being liable penalty for short weight
prevent this, merchants shipping flour should be
careiuito have all barrels requiring rocoopercd, and
20 seeing that tho draynCn aborers and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully; aud they should also he oar
icular ~ having -four that has lain any time Ia store
a'ter being inspected, rc-woirhcd before SHINING H.
These precautions wl save them from incfrlne bur
dcusoDc and VcXatOus expenses when the flour comes
To be r0inspcctcd.
Captains who sim bills Of lodinr FOR -four ss heinz
shipped IN good order, when it is not i'm rood order
which they frequently dol should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by It's not being found
~ good order at the port Of delivery, much if tie
damage hnd been incurred after they received il.
Is Their duty 10 refuse signing bills Of ladng for -four
as being M COOL order when It Is not, and the rcspon-
sihl'iiy should ili on them for so doing.
IL Is impossible for the Inspector 10 prevent nour
bong slnppcd IN bad order (cyen II e hid the power
20 do so, which he has uot1 where the in1nrv &c
eurs after u has passed inspection. Nv ddy an
stcrmincd strictly to executes aud il IS tlc dutv of
he Farmer, Mcrchqnt, Mlcr, and al others concern
o, to aid me in sustaining the character of orr Gnur
"a every roqgsie that even those ntcrcstodIv ioo
ious OF the h gh character II holds aud who ssok t
dcprccate the pricc by hardening it with oncrous
eKpcnsrs, with the view of enabling their -four better
TO compete with it in their own markets. may seek IN
VAN for nrctcNts 90 90 90.
EDMUND WALLIS
IInlr Insnecfnr Richr nnrd