No person shall use or accept the use and services of any street car, taxicab, omnibus, automobile, or any other means of public conveyance or passengers, operating under the code, ordinance, franchise, permit, or license of the town or state, and refuse or fail to pay to the operator of the conveyance the usual, customary, regulation, or legal charge, or price as fare immediately upon the performance of the service.
(Prior Code, § 10-307) Penalty, see § 10.99