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Sec. 32-74. Annual Registration of Taxicab Drivers Required. • (a) No person shall drive a Taxicab in the city without being registered by the chief of police as required by Sec. 32-3 of this Chapter, and no person shall permit any motor vehicle owned or controlled by him to be used for or in connection with the provision of any Taxicab service(s) by or through any person who has not been so registered. Sec. 32-75 - 32-90. Reserved. DIVISION 3. FARES Sec. 32-91. Taximeters required. Taximeters of standard make and design, which shall calculate rates on the basis only of each one-fourth mile traveled and certain time elapsed, shall be installed on all Taxicabs operating in the city. all Taximeters installed pursuant to this section shall be calibrated to the rates which the owner of the Taxicab has on file with the chief of police, shall be sealed at all times when the Taxi is in operation and shall be subject to inspection by the chief of police at any and all times. such Taximeter shall be operated at all times within the city when anyone is riding in the Taxi other than the driver. • Sec. 32-92. Schedule of maximum rates. (a) It shall be the policy of the city that Taxicab rates shall be established by open market competition. Every person owning or operating Taxicabs within the city shall file with the chief of police a schedule of the maximum rates which that person will charge for service within the city. The schedule shall conform to the following format: (1) Charge for first one-tenth mile: (2) Charge for each additional one-sixth mile: (3) Charge for each additional one-sixth mile after is $ (4) Charge for waiting time, per minute: (5) Charge for each additional minute of waiting time after is $_ (6) Additional charge per trip between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.: (7) Charge for additional passengers: (8) Charges for loading of laundry, groceries, luggage or other special services: -12-