Section 18-43-105 - Time to commence actions - Settlement(a) Proceedings under this section and §§ 18-43-101, 18-43-104, 18-43-106 - 18-43-110, and 118-43-112 - 18-43-117 shall be commenced within eight (8) months after the work is done.(b) However, the employer may bring the laborer to settlement before a proper officer any time after the labor is performed by giving the laborer or his or her agent ten (10) days' notice.Acts 1868, No. 64, § 17, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6862; Pope's Dig., § 8818; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-315.