Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-02
Flour Inspectors Notice.

4 consequence OF being frequently compelled in
the discharge ofthe duties of my Office to enforce
the penalties of the law regulating the Insprction of
Flour, against persons oscriar -four for inspec,ion
who have failed to- comply with lis rcuustions and
m consequence also of understanding that the Flour
Inspector of New York Ito which CITY LARGE merriam
OF our -four is sent is very iric in imp,sun eyer
possible penalty and CncrouS expense on our ilnuy
deem proper To call the attention of al concerned
TO The following provisions OF the law on the subject
and To urge tho necessity of their bcun strictly com
Piled with; also TO Cndcavor To induce merchants TO
pay particular attention to having -four slipped i'm GOOD
order by remcdyirg defects which occur after il has
hccn inspected.
Sec 3 rercst all fol,ed wheat four brough, 10 any in
r'on for cXroIta,on shall bc mcclanabc due ne1cs
a without any mixture OF fser four the 1our of any
S,n 'hah wheat under penalty of condemnation, aud
Ten dollars for each barrel recoverable y motion of the n
ON zen days notice IN any count 81 recurd to Jo
Soiu ny mo inspector iI the benefit OF fe Commonwealth
Sco u rtuiIcS all -four barrels G,r eN,or,aion 10 he vol,
% VI Sohcu materials with ten hoops, nailed with four
u III each chime hoop and trC1 in each bige boop
Under penalty of i2 cts The barrels TO he p inc hes in
. inches in length and the diameter OF the head ia ineh
es D. requires the bs I" bc branded with tire aIe and net,
Aer 6, requires zach of -four 10 cou,,;p I ,,,,
in each nall barrel 20 pounds, undcr ruraty OF cents for
opcrs' . '''' o. - Cts LOT every pound
Sc requires the ar4s be ,cf and the tnrc marked
creon II any person shall put hlso or wrong taro ON 10
Tire disadvantage of the purchaser he shall fof. 90 cts and
me inspector upon suspicion, or ut tho request purchaser
ud unpaek the barrel and there quantity of dour
man above directed the shall pay tho charges of IN
packing and eiackns and the other penalties
IL VIII DC seen by Sec s. that if the Inspector as
ctalns TINT Hour of other grain than wheat Inns bcen
mixed with the wheat flour, the owner ia subject "a n
penalty OF ten dollars for each barrel besides forfeit,
ing the -four. Farmers and niicrs should therefore
o careful TO separate iyc corn, oats, and
all other grain from wheat before rrindirr IL,
The failure to comply with that part of the lnw
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
natcrius, Is the cause of nearly all the other penal
tics that incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels tina, arc no. vel,
n1soned, ponalty for short weight Utmost certain
10 be incurred if il is not immediately inspccted for
although the full quantity of -four may have been nut
IL them, 1t will be found in short time that the bar
res from the evaporation OF tho sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be Inspected Immediately afier rack
Ing, while the weight holds out the merchant who
u9ys would sustain Inc loss, on It's being rcinspect
cd in the place to which he sends it. The interest of
tic merchant, therefore, requires tho strict enforce
ment OF this part of the law, we'll as those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels &c 10 be hoop
ed and noiled, and their Dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful bcreoe
ter to comply with all the acquisitions 6f the law
Shoujd any person, however, from any cnuse fail to
90 So 1t Is my mperious duty enforce the penal
Tics, whether incurred from fraud carcIcssncss or i
horance, us the law leaves no discretion on the
subject. "
won)d recommend to those who have flour TO in,
spect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, To re-weigh il Immediately before submit
ting 1t for inspection This would save them in many
cases from Incurira penalty, and me from the dis1
grecabc duty Of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase -four for shipping, and
.ne captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tenon to the order IN which the barrels ire in when
shipped. - '"O'
IT frequently happens, when -four comes TO l,e shin
Pn tbal has lain In store time after bcincr in
bpccted that the barrels from not bcinp pronerlv s
soned whom the -four was put in tIIcm are S,,nJ o.
nave shrunk, and become SO infnn, that in 0ettin1
them out ofthe store, transporting them 10 Tho vceo
and shipping them, they sustain injury which il not
~ ont 90 -
ing reinspected The hoops ret knocked og, IN
heads fa out and spill the flour, which is pnrtlv lost
and what IS pat back is mixed with dirt TINT NAV
cause u TO be refused on being offered for renspec
ton, besides being linbc penalty for short vciyb
10 prevent this, merchants shipping i.our Jloul3 mo
careful to have all barrels requiring II recoopered md
70 seeing that the draymcn, gborers and fBilors han
die the barrels carefuy and they should also be bar
tcuiar In having -four that has lain any time in store
alter being Inspected, rcwcighcd before shipping IT,
IheSo precautions will save them from ncurrno bur
pensome and yeSnious expenses whcnthe -four comes
TO be reinspccted.
Captains who sign bills ofladng Tor -four as being
shlpped IN good ordor when it is not in good order
winch they frequently dO) should be held bound for ali
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
IN good order at the port of delivery much as if the
oanage hod been incurred alter they received il. It
IL their duty 70 refuse signing bids Of adno for -four
as being in good order when not and the respon
sibility should fall on them for 80 doing
II Is impossible for the Inspector 10 prevent -four
VciS ehPPGo III qua oroer, l9Ven ii he had the power
to do 20, which ne has Dot) whore the injury oc-
ours after it has passed inspection bIy dtyI am
determined strictly TO executes and it 70 Che duty of
the Farmer, Merchant, Miller, and al ohors concern
CO. 70 ad nc ~ sustaining the character Of orr -four
~ every requisite; that even those ntercsedly ion
ous OF the high character Il holds aud who seek TO
depreciate Tire price by blirdenug it with onerous
expenses, with the view of enabling their -four beeT
70 compete with il in their markets, may seek in
vain for prctcxfs 20 doso. 80
EDMUND "a 'rTc,