It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers to display the flag or device attached to such taximeter in such a position as to denote that such vehicle is for hire or is not employed or to have such flag or other attached device in such position as to prevent such taximeter from operating. It shall be unlawful for any driver to throw such flag or other device of a taximeter into a position which causes such taximeter to record when such vehicle is not actually employed or to fail to throw such flag or other device on such taximeter into a nonrecording position each time a passenger is discharged and a fare collected.
('64 Code, § 22-52) (Ord. 163, passed 12-20-60) Penalty, see § 10.97