No person shall operate any private livery vehicle upon any
public way in the City unless licensed so to do as provided in this
article.
Applications for licenses required by the provisions of this
division shall be made to the City Council on forms furnished by the
City Clerk and shall set forth, under oath, such information as is
required by this article and such further information as the City
Clerk shall require.
No license shall be issued under the provisions of this division
unless the applicant therefor shall have presented, in the case of
each car, a valid certificate of registration issued by the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles.
Every license required by this division shall be signed by the
City Clerk, and shall be numbered in order as granted. It shall set
forth the name, residence and place of business of the licensee, a
description of the motor vehicle to be operated under it, the current
registration number, the engine number of the vehicle and the number
of persons, exclusive of the operator, which it may carry, and, unless
sooner revoked or rendered void, shall continue in effect until January
1 after the date thereof.
The fee for the operator's license required by this division shall be as provided in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code, and no such license shall be issued until the fee has been paid to the City Clerk.
Each license issued under the provisions of this division shall
be carried with the vehicle so licensed at all times. Upon the request
of any police official, the license shall be produced for inspection.
