Every person desiring to operate a taxicab upon and over the streets of the city shall file, on forms supplied by the City Clerk, an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity; provided, that no application shall be considered by the City Council if the applicant shall have completed a final transaction leading to the purchase of part or the whole of another taxicab company prior to making application to the City Council and giving it an opportunity to reach its decision on the application.
('69 Code, § 22-4) (Ord. passed 11-13-47)