No electric distribution company organized under any former joint stock law of this state shall use or occupy any highway or public grounds or be entitled to the powers or privileges enumerated in this chapter, without special authority from the General Assembly.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-232
(1949 Rev., S. 5643; P.A. 14-134, S. 72.)
Electric light and power company is a public service corporation. 84 C. 312.