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e e and may be revoked by the City Council for the violation of any applicable provision of this Code, state law or city article, rule or regulation, or whenever, in its discretion, deems the revocation best for the welfare, safety and protection of the lives, property and happiness of the citizens of the city. Any permit issued under the provisions of this article shall be non-assumable. No vested, irrevocable right is conferred upon issuance thereof by virtue of such issuance only. DIVISION 3. DRIVER'S LICENSE Sec. 3.1 Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a taxicab within thE~ corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a license therefor from the City Secretary. Sec. 3.2 Qualifications and conduct of drivers. No license shall be issued under the provisions of this division to any applicant unless he is trustworthy, sober, competent to operate a taxicab, of good moral character and unless his physical and mental faculties enable him to fully perform all of the duties incident to driving a public vehicle with maximum safety. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of an offense against the criminal laws of the United States or against the criminal laws of the United States which involves moral turpitude or driving while intoxicated for the last 10 years, and the license of any person authorized to drive a taxicab shall be subject to cancellation at any time atter the conviction. No person shall drive any taxicab within the corporate limits of the city unless hE~ shall be free from communicable disease. It shall be the duty of each taxicab driver to be hygienically clean, well groomed, neat, and suitably dressed in compliance with all applicable requirements of the section at all times while a taxicab is in his or her custody. Male drivers shall be clean shaven and hair shall be neatly trimmed. If a beard or mustache is worn, it shall be well groomed and neatly trimmed at all times in order not to present a ragged appearance. The term "suitably dressed" shall be interpreted to mean the driver, if male, shall wear trousers, a shirt with a collar, with or without a tie, shoes, and, if desired, appropriate outer garments. The term "suitably dressed" shall be interpreted to mean the driver, if female, shall wear skirts, trousers, slacks, a shirt with collars or a blouse, shoes, and, if desired, appropriate outer garments. Clothing that is not considered appropriate and is not permittE!d when the driver, male or female, is in charge of a licensed taxicab includes: T-shirts, underwear, tank tops, body shirts, swim wear, jogging suits, or similar types of attire when worn as an outer garment, shorts or trunks Gogging or bathing), or sandals. 7