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e e (6) A statement that all city, state, county and school taxes are current on his real and personal property located or to be operated within the City of La Porte; (7) The number of taxicabs which he then operates or proposes to operate in the city; (8) The names, addresses, Texas driver's license numbers and City of La Porte taxicab license numbers of each of his employee taxi drivers, together with a copy of the make, motor number, license number, model number and registration number of each vehicle proposed to be operated under such permit; (9) The stands at which the taxicab will remain within not in actual service; (10) A description of the vehicle for which the permit is sought, stating the name, make, motor number and license number of the vehicle. (11) A description of the taxi meter to be provided for the taxicab, together with a certificate of calibration showing that such taxi meter was calibrated within the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the application or renewal of such application for the taxicab permit, and that such taxi meter is in good working order. (12) A statement by the applicant, verified by the City of La Porte, that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony for the ten (10) years preceding the filing of the application, and that the applicant has not committed a crime involving moral turpitude for said ten-year period. (b) Each applicant must have his fingerprints taken by the police department of the city at the time of submission of the application. (c) The initial application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable license fee of $50.00 per vehicle to cover the expense of processing the application. Subsequent renewal applications for the same taxicab shall not be subject to the $50.00 per vehicle application fee. Sec. 2.4 Action on Application-City Approval & Renewal Upon receipt of a satisfactory application, the City shall cause an investigation of the applicant to be made as it deems necessary. The investigation shall be completed as soon as practicable but in no event later than ten (10) working days after receipt of original application. If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's qualifications are found to be unsatisfactory, the City shall endorse its disapproval upon the application and the reasons for same, and cause said application to be denied. If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's qualifications are found to be satisfactory, the City shall endorse same on the application and approve the application. 5