Section 23
SEC. 23 (a) Every person having motor vehicles for hire and every proprietor of a garage shall keep, or cause to be kept, in a book having blank columns, headings, and spaces, to be prescribed by the Director of Public Works, a correct, exact, and legible record in ink of every motor vehicle which leaves his place of business or garage, showing the registration number an exact time of the vehicle's departure and return, the name of the chauffeur operating it, and such other information as the Director of Public Works may require. Such book shall be kept in a convenient place in said place of business or garage and shall during all regular business hours be open to examination by the Director of Public Works or his deputies, and any police officer of the city or municipality within which the garage is situated. (b) Failure to provide such book or to keep correct and exact records therein as required in this section shall upon conviction subject the offender to a penalty of not less than five nor more than one hundred pesos. Upon a second conviction of such offense the Director of Public Works shall revoke the certificates of registration of all motor vehicles owned or controlled by such offender. (c) Prior to leaving the garage or place of business, every operator of a passenger truck for hire shall further be provided by the owner or manager, with a trip identification card for each separate trip. The trip identification card shall state the name and place of business of the owner; the name and address of the person or firm ordering or requesting the services of the motor vehicle; the date and time of leaving the garage or place of business; the registration number of the motor vehicle; and the name of the chauffeur or operator. No passenger truck for hire shall be permitted to operate upon or occupy the public highways without the above described trip identification card: Provided, however, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to such passenger trucks for hire as are operated under and subject to the provisions of the public utilities acts. The penalty for violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred pesos.