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(Code 1970, § 27-24; Ord. No. 1999-40, § 1, 5-24-99) Sec. 90.132. Manifest. Every driver of a vehicle operated pursuant to this article shall maintain a daily manifest upon which are recorded all trips made each day, showing time and place of origin and destination of each trip and the amount of fare. All completed manifests shall be returned to the designated agent of the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity at the conclusion of each tour of duty. The forms for each manifest shall be furnished to the driver by the holder. The holder shall retain and preserve all drivers' manifests in a safe place for at least the calendar year next preceding the current calendar year, and the manifests shall be available to the city at all times. (Code 1970, § 27-25) Sec. 90.133. Holder's records and reports. Every certificate holder shall keep accurate records of receipts from operations, operating and other expenses, capital expenditures and any other operating information required by the city. Every holder shall maintain the records containing this information and other data required by this article at a place readily accessible for examination by the city. (Code 1970, § 27-26) Secs. 90.134--90.160. Reserved. DIVISION 2. CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY Sec. 90.161. Required. No person shall engage, directly or indirectly, in the taxicab business upon the city streets without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the city council. (Code 1970, § 27-2) Sec. 90.162. Application. An application for a certificate required in section 90.161 shall be filed with the city secretary upon forms provided by the city. The application shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant. (2) The financial status of the applicant, including the amounts of all unpaid judgments against each applicant and the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to the judgments. (3) If the applicant is a partnership, the information in subsections (1), (2) and (5) of this section shall be provided for each partner. (4) If the applicant is a corporation, the name and place of residence of all of the officers of the corporation, a duly certified copy of its charter and bylaws, the amount of capital stock, the character and value of its assets, its liabilities and the security therefor and, if the corporation is a foreign corporation, a duly certified copy of its certificate of authority to transact business in the state. (5) The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers. (6) Any facts the applicant believes tend to prove that public convenience and necessity require the granting of a certificate.