(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or cause to be operated a taxicab or proffer the services of any vehicle as a taxicab unless the owner of the vehicle has obtained a taxicab license covering such vehicle.
(b) Every such taxicab license shall expire on December 31, for the year in which issued. Licenses issued on or after July 1, of any year shall be issued at one-half the annual license fee herein provided.
(c) The annual license fee for each taxicab shall be ten dollars ($10.00).