A. The applicant therefore shall have attained the age of at least twenty-one years;

B. Such applicant is a citizen of the United States.

C. Such applicant has not been convicted of reckless driving, or driving while under the influence of liquor or narcotics, of a felony, or of a crime involving moral turpitude. If, however, after careful investigation and report by the chief of police, the city council finds that an applicant who has been convicted of any such offenses has since sufficiently reformed and become rehabilitated to the extent that the operation by him of an automobile for hire in the city would not be contrary to the safety and welfare of persons engaging such services, in which case the council may, by resolution, authorize the application to be granted;

D. Such applicant holds a valid state driver’s license;

E. Such applicant has resided in the city continuously for thirty days next preceding the date of his application. In the case of an owner commencing vehicle for hire operations in the city for the first time, the police chief may waive this requirement upon the production of satisfactory evidence that the individual otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter;

F. Such applicant has sworn under oath, before an officer competent to take oaths under the laws of the state, to the truth of the statements made in the application.