Every person driving a taxicab must be licensed as such. Each applicant for a driver's license must:
(a) Be eighteen years of age or over and be a bona fide resident of Cuyahoga County for thirty days next preceding the date of such application;
(b) Be of sound physique with good eyesight and not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of body or mind which might render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle;
(c) Be able to read and write the English language;
(d) Be clean in dress and person and not be addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs;
(e) Produce, on forms to be provided by the Mayor, two character references of persons not related to the applicant;
(f) Fill out, upon a blank form to be provided by the Mayor, a statement giving his full name; residence; places of residence for five years previous to making application for the license; places of previous employment for five years previous to making application for the license; whether he has ever been convicted of a crime; and whether he has previously been licensed as a driver or chauffeur and, if so, whether his license has ever been revoked or suspended and for what cause. For purposes of identification only, the applicant shall state upon such blank his skin color, color of eyes, color of hair, height and present weight. Such statement shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed with the Mayor as a permanent record. Any false statement made by the applicant for a license shall be promptly reported by the Mayor to the Prosecuting Attorney of the County. The Mayor is hereby authorized to establish such additional rules and regulations covering the issuance of drivers' licenses, not inconsistent herewith, as may be necessary and reasonable.