A.
It shall be the duty of each driver to keep a record of the point
of origin and point of destination of all trips made and the charge
made therefor and to file the same with the owner of the taxicab.
Such records shall be preserved for at least six months and shall
be made available for inspection by the Police Department during said
period.
B.
No taxicab driver shall permit more persons to be carried in his
taxicab than the number for which he has seating facilities.
The Common Council is hereby authorized to locate and designate
stands and regulate fees for use of same. They shall further designate
the number of such vehicles that shall be allowed to stand at any
such stands and shall provide a metal sign which shall be attached
to a post or stanchion adjacent to the stand and on which sign shall
be placed the number of vehicles and whether taxicabs which shall
be allowed on the particular stand.
No person owning or driving a taxicab shall deceive any passenger
who may ride or who may desire to ride in any such vehicle as to his
destination by the shortest route or the lawful price to be charged
for such ride or shall convey such passengers to a place other than
that directed by them or in any other way than by the shortest route.
A.
All motor vehicles licensed for use as taxicabs shall be at least
sedan type automobiles with four doors. No two-door sedans shall be
licensed for such purposes. This section shall not prohibit the use
of larger vehicles when properly licensed under the terms of this
chapter.
B.
No owner or driver of a taxicab shall at any time so fasten or lock
the doors of the vehicle so that it is impossible for a passenger
to open the same from the inside. Every owner shall provide each vehicle
with means for unfastening the doors so that such doors may be readily
opened from the inside by a passenger.
