§ 180. Actions and proceedings against fire districts. No action shall
be maintained against a fire district upon or arising out of a contract
entered into by the fire district, unless the same shall be commenced
within eighteen months after the cause of action thereof shall have
accrued, nor unless a written verified claim shall have been filed with
the fire district secretary within six months after the cause of action
shall have accrued, but no such action shall be brought upon any such
claim until forty days have elapsed after the filing of the claim in the
office of the fire district secretary.