No person shall solicit passengers for a public taxicab upon the streets and highways of the city, except the driver of a public taxicab when sitting upon the driver's box of his vehicle. The chauffeur or driver of any taxicab or automobile kept for hire shall remain on the driver's seat or inside his vehicle at all times when such vehicle is standing upon the public stands or when actually engaged in carrying passengers; provided, that nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit such driver or chauffeur from alighting to the street or sidewalk for the purpose of assisting passengers into or out of such vehicle or take care of the calls of nature while upon a public stand, limiting his absence from such stand to 30 minutes, during which time his taxicab or car for hire shall occupy a position at the rear end of such public stand.
('68 Code, § 5-540) (Ord. 319, passed 7-15-68) Penalty, see § 120.999