The Council shall cause the city police officers, or other employees on behalf of the city, thoroughly and carefully to examine each taxicab before a license is granted to operate the same. No taxicab shall be licensed which does not comply with the following:
(A) It must be in thoroughly safe condition for the transportation of passengers; and
(B) It must be clean and of good appearance, and well painted;
(Prior Code, § 58-31) (Ord. 107, passed 1946) Penalty, see § 121.99