§ 31-1. Declaration as public highways.

(a) In general.

All streets, avenues, lanes, and alleys, situated within the corporate limits of the City of Baltimore, which said streets, avenues, lanes, and alleys have been heretofore unconditionally dedicated as highways by deed or plat, or in any other manner by which a street, avenue, lane, or alley may be dedicated as a highway, are hereby declared to be public highways of the City of Baltimore.

(b) Exceptions

(1) Saving and excepting that this section shall not be construed to apply to any street, avenue, lane, or alley less than 10 feet in width.

(2) And provided that this section shall not apply to any street, avenue, lane, or alley heretofore dedicated, unless the same is directly connected with some street, avenue, lane, or alley already a public highway, or which, under the terms of this section, shall become a public highway.

(3) And provided further that this section shall not apply to any streets, avenues, lanes, or alleys within the territory annexed to the City of Baltimore by the Chapter 98, Laws of Maryland 1888, unless the same have been so dedicated that the lines thereof conform to the general plan of streets for said territory under § 32-1 of this article, or any lawful amendment or amendments thereof.