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No claim for any such\nloss, damage, expense or cost shall be allowed unless, within sixty days after\nthe same has been sustained or incurred, a written notice of such claim, under\noath and itemizing the same, is served by mail or otherwise upon the treasurer\nof such county, town or city where such equipment was so used.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 369; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(139).","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}