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shall be in letters not less than twelve-point type, printed or paint°d on cards rot loss than 1.a." x 6" in size. No change shall be made for traveling empty, whether going or return- ing. Section 17. FARE COMPUTED BY TAXIi~TER. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or engage in the business of operating, a taxicab or taxicabs, ur_less a taximeter is at kll times used on each of such taxicabs in determining the fare or rate to be charged and collected; and it shall be un- lawful for any person operating or driving, or engaged in the business of operating, a taxicab or taxicabs, to charge, demand, collect or receive any fare, rate or charge which is not directly based, measured and computed upon the record on the reading face of the taximeter used on such taxicab or taxicabs. It shall be un- lawful for any person to use or employ any other or different method of computing or measuring such distance or time charges than the methods hereinabove specifically provided. Section 1@. TAXIMETERS TO BE INSPECTED. It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee in possession, or any other person having possession or control of any taxicab to at all times keep such taximater accurate and have same approved by the Sealer of Weights and i4leasures before having placed in service. When any such taximeter ras bear. approved by the Sealer of ti7eights and Ivieasures, his seal or certificate shall be plainly posted on said taximeter for the infor-Liation of the public. Said Sealer of 'v~eights and Measures shall inspect all taximeters at least oncE a year and have the right to inspect them at any and all times. Section 19. TAXIPr1ETER INSTALLATIOr? AND CFIARGES REGULATED. Every taximeter shall be installed at the right side cf driver, and at such height that the flag thereof may be readily seen by observers on the street, and the reading face of such taximeter shall at all times be well lighted and readily discernible to the passengers riding in the taxicab. It shall be unlawful to change the sire of the wheels or tires of any taxicab or the gears operating the said taximeter, or to change tho taximeter from one taxicab to another, unless such ta~a~~leter is re-inspected and approved by the Sealer of Weights and Measures before using. Section 20. TAXIPIT;TER FLAG TO BE DISPLAYED: It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers or under employment to display the~flag attached to the taximeter at such a position as to denote such t~.xicab is not omployed or to throw t're flag of the taximeter at a recording position when such vehicle is not actually employed, or to fail to throw the slag of any such taximeter at a non-recording position at the termination of each and every service. Section 21. VEHICLES TO BE KEPT CLEAN AA1D PROPERLY EQUIPPED. All vehicles operating under authority of this ordinance shall be in8.peeted from time to time by 459 the Chief of Police for t4~e purpose of determining whether the same are clean, pro-