Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

*1212To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit these answers to the questions set forth in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on May 7,1987, and transmitted to us on May 12, 1987.1 The order recites that there is now pending before the General Court a bill, Senate No. 3 (S-3), entitled, “An act relative to savings bank powers.” A copy of the bill was transmitted with the order. According to the order, the bill provides for a significant restructuring of the present savings bank…