§ 1.4. Platting of property

Should any property lying within or adjacent to the city limits, as established by this Charter, be hereafter platted into blocks and lots, the owners of said property shall plat and lay the same off to conform to the streets and alleys abutting on same, and shall file with the mayor a correct map thereof; provided, that in no case shall the City of Vernon be required to pay for any of said streets or alleys, at whatever date opened, but when opened, by reason of the platting of said property, at whatever date platted, they shall become, by such act, the property of the City of Vernon, for use as public highways.