(a) Every person operating any taxicab for carrying passengers for hire, shall pay the sum of twenty-five dollars per annum for the first vehicle so operated and ten dollars per annum for each additional vehicle so operated.
(b) Provided, however, that no fee shall be due and payable pursuant to this section in the event that the operator of a taxicab has been licensed under and has paid the fees pursuant to any regulatory provisions of this code specifically pertaining to the operation of taxicabs within the City of La Puente.
(c) In the event that in any calendar year any person has paid the fees pursuant to this section and also the fees pursuant to the regulating provisions of this code specifically pertaining to taxicabs, then the fees paid pursuant to this section shall be refunded by the city to said person.
(Ord. 1 § 6226, as amended by Ord. 100; December 2, 1958)