§ 21-30 Presumed dedication of certain private streets.

Every private street, lane, alley or way now existing in the City of Baltimore, which for a period of one year from April 8, 1908, shall connect with, open into, or lead to or from any public street, lane, alley or way of said City, and passage between which said private street, lane, alley or way, and said public street, lane, alley or way shall not be barred or obstructed by a wall, fence or similar structure erected along the dividing line between them, either without a gate or gates therein, or with a gate or gates which shall be kept closed at all times except when in actual use, shall be conclusively presumed to have been dedicated by the owner or owners thereof to public use as public highways, and may, at any time thereafter, be accepted as public highways, either by ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore or in any other manner in which a dedication of land to public use made in any other way, may be accepted.