Chap. 267.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1359 of the Code of Vir-
ginia as heretofore amended, with reference to grain to be ground in
turn; amount of toll; penalty for violations. [H B 108]

Approved March 16, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion thirteen hundred and fifty-nine of the Code of Virginia, as
heretofore amended, with reference to grain to be ground in turn;
amount of toll; penalty for violations, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows: ,

Section 1859. Grain to be ground in turn; amount of toll; pen-
alty for violations; qualifying provisions—At every mill which
grinds grain, whether the same be established under an order of
the court or not, there shall be well and sufficiently ground all grain
brought to the mill for the consumption, when ground, of the per-
son bringing or sending it or his family, and in due turn as the
same is brought. All clean wheat of a merchantable quality, we’ gh-
ing not less than sixty pounds to the bushel, brought to the mill as
aforesaid, shall be ground as the party bringing the same shall
direct, into so much of the best, extra, superfine, or family flour
as the wheat will produce; and there shall not be taken for the
toll more than one-eighth part of any grain of which the remaining
part is ground into the extra or family flour, nor of any grain
of which the remaining part is ground into super flour or meal,
nor more than one-sixteenth of any grain of which the remaining
part is ground into hominy or malt. If, however, any mill cannot,
without great inconvenience, grind wheat into the best flour for
toll as aforesaid, the owner of the said mill may elect to exchange
flour for wheat, provided that such exchange shall be at the same
rate of toll as above set forth, the quality of the flour determined
by inspections, if required. If, at any mill, there be a violation of
this section, in any respect, the proprietor thereof shall for every
such violation, forfeit to the party injured ten dollars: but with
these provisions: that the proprietor shall not be obliged to run
more than one puir of stones or rollers to grind grain brought to
his mill for the consumption of the person bringing or sending it.
or their families, and that such proprietor may grind grain for
the consumption of his family in preference to that of others. But
nothing in this section shall apply to. any commercial mill. The
words “commercial” mill shall embrace every mill which buys grain
a its own account and makes sales of flour and meal made there-

rom.