It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver to operate any taxicab in the city unless such vehicle is equipped with a taximeter of such type, style and design as may be approved by the City Manager and it shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxicab to keep such taximeter in perfect condition so that the taximeter will, at all times, correctly and accurately indicate the correct charge for the distance traveled and waiting time. Such taximeter shall be, at all times, subject to inspection by the City Manager and the City Manager is authorized, at his instance or upon complaint of any person, to investigate or cause to be investigated such taximeter and upon the discovery of any inaccuracy in such meter, to remove such vehicle equipped with such taximeter from the streets of the city until such time as such taximeter shall have been correctly adjusted.
('64 Code, § 22-49) (Ord. 163, passed 12-20-60) Penalty, see § 10.97