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[e) An amount not to exceed five dollars to cover the costs of taking blood and making an analysis thereof shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case;provided further that all costs incident to a~alysis made by labor&tory other than that of Chief bledical Examiner shall be paid by the accused. (f) If the person arrested refused to permlt the taking Of blood for.such test, the provisions of this section shall not otheKwlse limit the introduction - of any competent evidence bearing upon any question at issue before Ole court. The failure of the accused to submit to such a blood test for the determination of alcoholic content thereof is not evidence and shall not be subject to comment in the trial of the case, but when the person arrested within two hours of the time of his arrest requests or consents to the taking of a blood sample .for chemical analysis, if the result of such chemical analysis of the blood sample taken is not received in evidence at the trial for any reason whatever, including but not limited to the failure on the part of any person, except the person arrestod~ to comply strictly with every provision of this section, then the rights of the person arrested shall be deemed.to have been prejudiee~ and he shall be found not guilty of any offense under § 18-52 and }lis license shall not be revoked under any provision of this section. In the event that the city fails to comply with any of the requirements.of this section, then this failure shall be deemed a reasonable doubt of . defendant's guilt. (g) If e person, after being arrested and after having been advised by the arresting officer that the law requires a person accused of tSe violation of ~ 18-52 to permit a sample of his blood to be taken so that a test may be made-of his blood ~to determine the alcoholic content thereof and that refusal.to do so constitutes grounds for the revocation of the privilege of operating a motor