A taxicab licensed to operate under taximeter plan of charging shall:
(a) Be equipped with a taximeter. It shall be unlawful to charge any higher rate of fare than is recorded in the reading face of such taximeter, except that at the option of the passenger an hourly rate as hereinafter described may be used;
(b) After sundown, the face of every taximeter shall be illuminated by a suitable light, so as to throw a continuous steady light thereon. No person shall use or permit to be used, or drive for hire, a taxicab equipped with a taximeter which shall be in such condition as to be inaccurate by more than five per cent to the prejudice of the passenger.
(Ord. 1950-23. Passed 4-24-50.)