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Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 4 : Taxicabs

9-415 : Persons eligible for permit.

No person shall be issued a permit required by this chapter unless he complies with the following to the satisfaction of the chief of police:

  1. He makes written application therefor to the chief of police;
  2. He is eighteen (18) years old or over and holds a state chauffeur's license;
  3. He is 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;
  4. He is clean in dress and person and is not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
  5. He produces affidavits of good character from two (2) reputable citizens of the city who have known him personally and have observed his conduct for at least two (2) years next preceding the date of his application;
  6. He has not been convicted of a felony, drunk driving, or driving under the influence of an intoxicant or drug;
  7. He is familiar with the local traffic laws. (1973 Code, § 18-40)