It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle propelled otherwise than by animal power and used for transportation of passengers for hire, or for any person controlling or operating any such vehicle to cause, suffer or permit any driver to collect fare, make change, issue any ticket or transfer, make any entry of record, count transfers, tickets or money, while the said vehicle is in motion upon the surface of any public way in the city.
(Prior code § 188-8)