No taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire shall be operated or driven upon any street or highway within this City by any person except the owner thereof or his duly authorized agent or employee.
No person shall operate a taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire unless he is the bona fide agent or employee of the licensed owner or operator of the taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire and is receiving a definite wage or a fixed commission on the gross amount received from passengers.
No taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire shall be operated or driven upon any street or highway within this City where the driver of the taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire has any lease, rental or purchase arrangement with the licensee thereof for the right or privilege of operating or driving the taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire.
No person shall engage in the business of accepting calls or orders for service by taxicabs or public conveyance vehicles for hire other than his own or those of his employer.
Any agreement or arrangement for the compensation of the driver between the licensee and the driver of a taxicab or public conveyance vehicle for hire by whatever style or name called, which is an attempt to evade the foregoing provisions of this section shall be unlawful and shall be deemed a violation.
(Ord. 1-55. Passed 3-18-55.)