Cross reference—Device required to indicate whether taximeter is operative, § 26-17.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver of a taxicab to operate such taxicab in the city unless such vehicle is equipped with a taximeter designed to calculate fares upon the basis of a combination of mileage traveled and time elapsed.
(Code 1957, § 6624(b))
Taximeters required by section 26-63 shall be so placed in taxicabs that the reading dial showing the amount to be charged shall be well lighted and readily discernible by the passenger riding in such taxicabs.
(Code 1957, § 6624(d))
It shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxicab to keep such taximeter in perfect condition so that the taximeter will, at all times, correctly and accurately indicate the correct charge for the distance traveled and waiting time.
(Code 1957, § 6624(b))
Taximeters shall, at all times, be subject to inspection by an inspector of the city manager or any peace officer. Such inspector or peace officer shall have the authority, at his instance or upon complaint of any person, to investigate any taximeter, and upon discovery of any in accuracy in such taximeter, or if the taximeter is unsealed, to remove such vehicle equipped with such taximeter from the streets of the city until such time as the taximeter has been correctly adjusted or sealed.
(Code 1957, § 6624(b))
When taximeters are operative with respect to fare indication, the fare-indicating mechanism shall be actuated by the mileage mechanism whenever the vehicle is in motion at such a speed that the rate of mileage revenue equals or exceeds the time rate, and may be actuated by the time mechanism whenever the vehicle speed is less than this and when the vehicle is not in motion.
(Code 1957, § 6624(b))
(a) 
It is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers to display the flag or device attached to the taximeter in such a position as to denote that such vehicle is for hire, or is not employed, or to have such flag or other attached device in such a position as to prevent the taximeter from operating.
(b) 
It is unlawful for any driver to throw such flag into a position which causes the taximeter to record when such vehicle is not actually employed or to fail to throw the flag or other device on such taximeter into a nonrecording position at the termination of each and every service.
(Code 1957, § 6624(c))