Doram v. Commonwealth

Doram and Ryan, free men of color, were arrested in Knox county, upon a warrant, charging that they had migrated to this'state, in violation of an act of assembly of 1808, (3 LiltelVs Laws, 499 ;) and were recognised to appear in the county court.

Upon a hearing in that court, an order was made, requiring them to give a recognisance, binding them to depart from the state, and directing that, if they should *332fail to do so, they should be sold for the term of one year. They tailed to enter into the required recognis-* anee ; and have prosecuted this writ of error to reverse the order of the…