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Section 37-24. Type of taxicab required. Taxicabs shall be of the enclosed or sedan type or station wagon with at least four (4) doors and no% less than five (5) passenger capacity. Section 37-25. identification of taxicab. Ail taxicabs operating in this City under this Cha~ter shall have the word "taxlcab~' or ~taxi" or "cab", the name of the owner; and the number of the certificate of public conven- ience and necessity pursuant to which the taxicab is operated plainly lettered thereon. Section 37-29. Fee for parking privilege; nonpayment. Any person holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under this Article shall pay to the City for each taxicab owned or operated by him for parking privileges on the streets of the City in a designated parking area, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) Der annum where such area is located in the zone set apart for parking meters in the City, and the s-~7~ of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per annum where the parking area is not located in the parking meter zone. Any person who shall operate a taxicab within the City without first paying said parking fee shall have such cert- ificate revoked, and, in addition thereto, shall be subject to punishment for a violation of this Chapter. Section 37-38. Transportation of alcoholic beverages. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any taxicab operated pursuant to this Article to transport alcoholic beverages~ except when carried in the possession of a passen- ger who is being transported for compensation at the regular rate charged other passengers. Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 1 Misdemeanor. Section 37-39. Drivers bearing evidence of intoxicating beverages. No owner or operator of a taxicab shall permit any driver to work if he reports for duty with any evidence of intoxi- catimg beverages on his person or upon his breath. Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 1 Misdemeanor. Section 37-50. Examination; furnishing of information. Ail applicants for certificates of public convenience and necessity~ required by this division, shall undergo an examination satisfactory to the City Manager or his duly authorized agent as to his qualifications and as to his knowledge of the traffic laws and ordinances of the State and the City, shall furnish such information as m~ be