767.17 REQUIREMENTS OF TAXICAB DRIVERS.
         No person shall be eligible to receive a taxicab driver's license unless he shall:
         (a)    Be free of defective vision, defective hearing, epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble and any other infirmity, physical or mental, which in the opinion of the Director of Finance would render him unfit for the safe operation of a taxicab;
         (b)    Be clean in dress and person and not be addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
         (c)    Be able to speak, read and write the English language;
         (d)    Possess a current State chauffeur's license which is in full force and effect;
         (e)    Furnish the certificate of a reputable physician of the City, stating under oath on blanks furnished by the City that the applicant has been examined by the physician and is free from each and every physical infirmity specified in subsection (a) hereof and that no other physical condition affecting the applicant's ability to drive a taxicab was found to be present in the examination;
         (f)    Furnish the certificate of a reputable physician, oculist or optometrist of the City, on blanks furnished by the City setting forth under oath the applicant's condition as to visual acuity, field of vision and color vision, together with a statement whether the applicant has any eye condition which would prevent his driving a taxicab with safety.
(1984 Code Sec. 117.23)