Section 27-51-601 - Stop signs and yield signs(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized by law.(b) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near as practicable to the nearest line of the intersection roadway.(c)(1) Every stop sign shall bear the word "STOP" in letters not less than eight inches (8") in height.(2) Every yield sign shall bear the word "YIELD" in letters not less than seven inches (7") in height.(3) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination or by a floodlight projected on the face of the sign or by efficient reflecting elements in the face of the sign.(d) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every operator of a streetcar approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. In the event there is no crosswalk, the driver or operator shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.(e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. In the event there is no crosswalk, the driver shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.Acts 1937, No. 300, § 88; Pope's Dig., § 6745; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 31; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-645.