Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-20
Fiour INSPECTORS NOTED.


IN consequence Of being frequently compelled
the discharge of the duties of my Office to eniorc
the penalties of the law regulating the Inspcction
Flour, against persons offering flour for inspecto
who have failed to comply with its acquisitions, an
in consequence also of understanding TINT the Flo
Inspector Of NewYork ito which city a large porto
OF our Hour Is sent very strict in imposing ever
possible penalty and oncrous expense on our flour
deem 1t proper to call the attention of all concerne
To the following provisions of the law the subiec,
and 10 urge the necessity of their being strictly com
Piled withI also to endeavor to induce merchants
pay particular attention to having flour shipped i'm oon
order, by renedyng defects which occur after il bo
been inspected.
Sec requires tina, all bOl,ed wheat -four brought to any II
reuon Tor expectation, shall be merchantable ofe
and without any mixture of coarser aour or The 1 ~, @
'el gram tnan wheat, under penalty of condcmnaon an
en dollars Tor each barrel verable y motion of the Is
tor on ten days notice in any cour, of record the gou
% " me Inspector for the beueh, of the Commonwealth.
requires all Hour barrels for expectation 10 be we
ne OF seasoned materials, with ten hoops nailed with I
ns Saeo chine hoop and three nails in each bge hoop
nt penalty OF ~ Cts The barrels in length
me slaves and the head Ia inches diameter; half barrel
es N hngt anq the diameter of the head y. inches.
D requires the Dds tu be branded with the net
weight, under penalty Of 2 cts
cG requires of -four 10 contain 1876 no,pa
aoo each hall barrel S8 pounds under penalty Of GEMS 10
every pound deficient under ), and OF II every poun
Sec requires tho 20 be weighed and the e
ueieon III any person shall put false or wrong are ON n
,he disadvantage of the purchaser he Shall forfeit VA
INC inspector upon suspicion the request OF the purchase
sah unpack the barrel and if there is less uianti. of nou
than above directed, the owner shall nav The cha,s. M
aaekR and repaokins and above the other penalties
IL VIII be seen by sec. 5, that if the Inspector as
certalns that flour of oi grain than wheat has hoo,
mixed with the wheat flour, the is subject to
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit
ing the -four Farmers and millors should therefor,
DE- particularly careful TO separate rye corn oats anC
All other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of the law
winch requires the barrels to be made OF soasone,
materials Is the cause of nearly all the other penal
ties that arc incurred. F
Where flour is packed in barrels that arc not wei
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost rertni
10 be incurred II 1t is MOI immediately inspected: e,
although the full quantity of flour NAV have been NJ,
III them will be found i'll short time that tho bs
Fes from the evaporation OF the sap have lost
pounds
And should it be inspected imme latelv aflc, nact
ing, while the weight holds out the merchant VIII
buys would sustain the loss on IT'S being renspcct
ca IN the place to which he sends it, The interest
INC merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment OF this part of the law as well ofhosc whic
prescribe the hummer in which barrels arc to be loon
ed aud nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hcreai
tcf TO comply with all the acquisitions of the law
Should any person. however, from any cause fail I
do so, 1t is my imperous duty to enforce the penp
ties, whether incurred from fraud carelessness or il
Horance, as the law leaves me no discretion on ii
subject. 80
wonld recommend 20 those who have donr IN :,
spect that has lain any time after being packed an
weighed, TO re-weigh it immediately before submit
ting 1t for inspection This would save them in man
grecabe duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, an
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient At
tenlon TO Ac order III which the barrels are in bc
shipped. '
II frequently happens, when flour comes to he shin
pea tha mas lam IN store some time after being IN
sPected, that the barrels from not being properly SEE
soned when the -four was put in them are fu;;nd ,
have shrunk, and become so infrm that in oa,ti,,
them out of the Store transporting them to the vss
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if M
remeded VIII subject the merchant to expenses on be
ing renspected. The hoops get knocked of--th
heads fall out and spill the -four which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that ma,
cause 1t to be refused being offered for reinspec
ton, besides being liable 10 penalty for short weight
To prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful to have all barrels requiring il
70 seeing that the draymen, laborers and sailors ban
de the barrels carefully and they should also be par
tlcular IN having flour that has lain any time in store
OTTER pen9 inspected, weighed before shppinr H.
These precautions viii save them from ilIclIrrnu bur
deDsome and vexaious expenses when the flour comes
70 be renspected.
Captains who sign bills of adiug for -four as beino
shipped IN good order, when it is not in good order
(which they frequently do) should be held bound for
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
in good order at the port Of delivery much if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. Il
IS their duty to refuse signing bills of adD0 for -four
as being in good order when not and the respon.
slblty should fall on them for 80 doing.
1t Is impossible for the Inspector to prevent -four
being shipped in bad order (even if he hal the
TO do so, which he has not) where the injury &C.
ours after it has passed inspection. lily duty am
determined strictly to executes and it is the duty Of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and all othe= concern
cd TO aid me in sustaining the character Of orr oI
in every requisite; that those nterestedy lea.
ious of the high character it holds, and who seek
deprecate the price by burdening it with oDcrou.
expenses, with the view Of enabling their -four bette
10 compete with it in their own markets NAV seek +
vain for pretexts 70 do so.
EDMUND WALLIS
flour Inspector, Richmond.