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 matter, and that no bill or resolve shall be reported on such petition until the Committee is satisfied that proper notice has been given to all parties by public advertisement or otherwise, or that all parties interested have waived notice in writing. Objection to the violation of this rule may be made at any stage prior to the third reading.

A class of petitions which have within a few years increased in volume are those which seek to authorize a county, city, or town to reinstate in its service persons formerly employed by it.

Joint Rule 7A provides that such petitions shall be referred to the next annual session, except petitions of the county commissioners of a county, of the mayor with the approval of the city council or similar body under the provisions of its charter, or of the selectmen of a town acting under authority of a vote of the town at a town meeting duly called and held and having endorsed thereon or accompanied by a statement under oath that the person seeking reinstatement has petitioned the local court for a review in cases where the same is provided by law.

Joint Rule 7B provides that a petition to authorize a county, city or town to retire, or pension, or grant an annuity to any person, or to increase any retirement allowance, pension or annuity heretofore granted, or to pay any person any sum of money in the nature of a pension or retirement allowance, or to pay any salary which would have accrued to a deceased official or employee but for his death, or to pay any claim for damages not authorized by existing law must be the petition of a board of county commissioners, or the mayor of a city with the approval of the city council or a