All public passenger vehicles for hire shall be under the supervision and control of the Chief of Police, and the Chief of Police shall not permit any driver to operate any vehicle in the city, while same or any equipment used thereon, or therewith, shall be in an unsafe, defective or unsanitary condition, and every vehicle shall be at all times subject to the inspection of any police officer of the city.
('61 Code, § 21.2) (Ord. 271, passed - - )