(A) Application shall be made in writing to the City Clerk for a license to operate a taxicab by the owner of each vehicle proposed to be operated as such taxicab. Said application shall be made upon blank forms to be provided by the City Clerk and shall contain, among other items, the full name and address of the owner of said vehicle, the name, model, year of manufacture, state license number for the current year, the motor and chassis number of said vehicle, the principal place of business or the owner, and if a corporation, the names of the officers thereof, and if a partnership, the name and address of each partner and the trade name, if any, under which said applicant intends to conduct said business.
(B) Said applicant shall also show that he or she has in full force and effect and on file with the Secretary of State a bond or an insurance policy before a license shall be issued.
(1999 Code, § 7-7-3)