(A) An applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall possess the following qualifications:
(1) Be an American citizen;
(2) Able to speak and read the English language;
(3) Twenty-one or more years of age;
(4) Possess good eyesight and hearing;
(5) Be of sound physique;
(6) Have a working knowledge of the traffic laws and rules of the state and city;
(7) Be competent to drive a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city; and
(8) Be of good moral character.
(B) The qualifications of eyesight, hearing and physique shall be supported by the certificate of a reputable physician, resident in the city. The qualification of moral character shall be supported by the affidavit of two reputable residents of the city.
(C) No applicant shall be issued a license who within the last four years has been convicted of a felony involving theft, personal violence or moral turpitude.
('71 Code, § 743.05)