Any person desiring to charge rates less than the rates stated in §
86-12 shall be permitted to do so; but before charging such lesser rates, the schedule to be charged shall be filed with the City Clerk and Chief of Police 15 days before such rates are put into effect, and a copy of such rates shall be prominently displayed in each vehicle in which such rates are to be charged.
No person shall charge for taxicab service rates higher than the rates permitted by §
86-12; and in case lesser rates are filed with the City Clerk and the Chief of Police, any person who charges greater rates than the rates so filed for taxicab service in vehicles to which such advertised rates apply shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
Every driver of a taxicab shall have the right to demand payment
of the regular fare in advance and may refuse employment unless so
prepaid, but no driver of a taxicab shall otherwise refuse or neglect
to convey an orderly person or persons upon request anywhere in the
City unless previously engaged. No driver of a licensed taxicab shall
carry any other person than the passengers first employing the taxicab
without the consent of such passengers.
Whenever a passenger requests a receipt, such a receipt shall
be furnished by the driver of a taxicab. The receipt shall include
the name of the driver, the name of the licensed owner and the amount
of the fare collected.
No taxicab driver or operator shall charge or attempt to charge
a higher rate of fare than is provided for by this chapter, nor shall
any passenger refuse to pay the proper and legal fare.