No public road or bridge shall be used or occupied by any electric or other railway without the consent of the Department being first obtained, and such operation shall be subject to such regulations and conditions as the Department may from time to time prescribe.
19 Del. Laws, c. 677; Code 1915, § 1577; 40 Del. Laws, c. 107, § 1; Code 1935, § 1669; 17 Del. C. 1953, § 501.