Every driver of a taxicab or automobile for hire shall have the right to demand payment of the legal fare in advance, and may refuse employment unless so prepaid. No driver of a public vehicle shall otherwise refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person or persons upon request, anywhere in the City, unless previously engaged. All taxicabs and drivers thereof shall operate on the basis of share-the-ride, provided that the number of passengers being transported in a taxicab shall not exceed the maximum number of passengers or persons allowed to ride in the motor vehicle as may be provided by ordinance or statute.
(Ord. 84-1967. Passed 4-17-67.)