(a) Application for registration and licensing of a bicycle shall be made by the owner in writing, in duplicate, upon blank forms furnished by the City Clerk.
(b) Such application shall be signed by the owner. The application shall state the full name and address of the owner of the bicycle, the name of the manufacturer, the serial number of the frame thereof, the approximate date when the owner obtained title thereto and, if not new, when obtained, and the name and address of the person from whom it was obtained.
(c) After the issuance of the registration card and tag, the City Clerk shall endorse upon the application and the duplicate the date of issuance and the number thereof. The original application will be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk, and the duplicate thereof shall be delivered to the Chief of Police and shall be kept on file in his or her office. A cross index shall be kept for the Clerk's file, providing identification by the owner's name, bicycle serial number, and license number.
(1975 Code §10.45)