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Any manifest taken from the possession of the driver before it has been turned in to the owner of the public vehicle shall be made available to the owner for copying, if requested, before being used in any proceeding, civil or criminal All information recorded on the manifest shall be recorded legibly in ink. Sec. 37-38. Disposition of money, property left in cab. The driver or operator of a taxicab shall carefully preserve any money or other property left in the vehicle by any passenger and shall promptly deposit the money or property with the owner of the vehicle who shall deliver a receipt for same and file in writing a report to police headquarters within twenty-four (24) hours. The owner shall keep the money or property at some convenient point within the city where it may be called for by its owner. When the money or other property has been identified and ownership properly established, it shall be promptly delivered to its owner. Any property, whether money or other thing, which is not called for within sixty (60) days, shall be disposed of according to law. Sec. 37-39. Use of vehicle other than as a taxicab. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate a taxicab in the city for compensation other than as permitted under this chapter. Sec. 37-40. Use of shortest practicable route required. The driver of every taxicab shall operate the vehicle over the shortest practicable route from the place of the beginning of the trip to the place of destination. Sec. 37-41. Driver not to permit passengers to enter or leave on traffic side of Taxicab. No taxicab driver shall permit any passenger to enter or leave the public vehicle on a public roadway by the left rear door, except on one-way streets when the vehicle is lawfully stopped on the left side of the street for the purpose of taking on or discharging a passenger; nor shall such driver permit any passenger to enter or leave the vehicle on a public roadway by the right rear door, except when the vehicle is lawfully stopped on the right side of the street for the purpose of taking on or discharging a passenger. See. 37-42. Drivers not to remain on duty longer than thirteen (13) hours within any twenty-four (24) hour period. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a public vehicle, while on duty, to drive a public vehicle in the city for more than thirteen (13) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period, which when added to the time the driver has driven a public vehicle in any other city, would make an aggregate of more than thirteen (13) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period. For the