The rates of fare charged by the operator of any taxicab shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the taxicab, printed in a type not smaller than ½ inch, and shall also be painted on each side of the cab in letters not less than 4 inches in height. The owner, driver or person in charge of such vehicle, if demanded by a passenger at the time of payment of such fare, shall give a receipt therefor, which receipt shall show the amount of fare paid, the point where such person was accepted as a passenger and where discharged, the number of passengers, the number of the cab and the name of the company operating the cab. Any fares calculated by a meter installed in each taxicab shall be subject to inspection by the Police Department at any time.
(1969 Code 113.16)