The board of any irrigation district organized under the provisions of this title, before issuing any bonds or improvement warrants of such district, shall, and in its discretion, before making any contract or levying any assessment or taking any special action, may, commence a special proceeding in and by which the proceedings of such board and of such district, the making of any contract or the levying of any assessment or the taking of any special action, shall be judicially examined, approved, and confirmed, or disapproved and disaffirmed.