The Pact is the rule book of the Silo. It details all of the current laws of the Silo and is written, maintained and enforced by Judicial. One of the primary sections of the Pact refers to the existence of relics within the Silo and the punishment associated with their possession.
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- Article 3: All citizens must contribute to the collective survival of the Silo to the best of their ability throughout their lives, appropriate to their age and skill, as laid out within the Pact, be their work that of the highest citizen or the deepest.
- Article 4: All legislative powers shall be vested in the Office of the Mayor and its subsidiary departments. No fewer than two candidates for Mayor of the Silo shall be proposed, with one elected every five years by the process detailed in Section 11, who shall serve with the dedication and devotion to duty that this most sacred office demands.
- Article 5: No person afflicted with The Syndrome may hold a public office of any kind or undertake any responsible work within the Silo that may jeopardize the Citizens of the Silo. Those so affected must report their status promptly upon discovery and immediately resign any aforementioned office.
- Article 6: Mechanization of the Stair is strictly forbidden to protect the imperative safety and security of all citizens.
- Article 7: Deliberate causation of any obstruction, event or hinderance of any citizen in the process of discharging public office of the Silo is a most serious offense.
- Article 8: Interference with any aspect of the Circulatory, Energy or Recycling systems of the Silo is punishable swiftly and severely without trial, by the Officers of Judicial at the implicit command of the Mayor. Representations may be made after the fact by the offender's family, but any subsequent action will not affect the initial term imposed.
- Article 9: Emergency power will be provided in accordance with Pact protocol as laid out in the green list, Section 5. All citizens must ensure they maintain a thorough and updating knowledge of emergency protocols.
- Article 10: All citizens are personally responsible for noting and maintaining their health by making regular use of the recreational facilities and by attending ... screenings to which they are invited.
- Article 11: All parents of female children must [...] strict attendance at the ritual of Intactica upon achievement of their eleventh year, to maintain the vital sufficiency balance within the Silo.
- Article 12: The Generator level is absolutely forbidden to [...] citizens other than those directly responsible for maintaining sufficiency for the good of All.
- Article 13: No person must ever attempt to go, or request to go, Outside the Silo for their own safety and that of others. All such requests will be granted but will also be irrevocable.