Section 39. No suit shall be instituted against a municipal committee or against an officer of any such committe

39. No suit shall be instituted against a municipal committee or against an officer of any such committee in respect of an act purporting to be done by him in his official capacity until the expiration of one month next after notice in writing has been, in the case of a committee, delivered to or left at its office, and in the case of an officer, delivered to him or left at his office or place of abode, stating the cause of action and the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff; and the plaintiff must contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left: Provided that this section shall not apply to any suit instituted under section 54 of the Specific Relief Act, 1877. Liabbility for loss, waste or misapplication.