This meter or machine dispenses parking slips to put in the windshield of the car.
Parking pass. 99/01/07 means that it is valid on 7 January 1999 and 12:33 means that it expires at 12:33 pm. The pass should be placed in the windshield.
Instructions on the machine indicate one can pay by cash or credit card.
Close-up of parking dispenser instructions
A sign that says "Parking Passes Available Here"
A Road Sign Indicating Parking Straight Ahead
Sign indicates that prepurchased parking passes are required to park here Monday through Friday from 8 until 5. The passes are available at stores, gas stations and street dispensers.
Sign indicates metered parking Monday through Friday from 8 to 6 and Saturday from 8 to noon. The bottom line tell the driver to pay the meter.