He can no longer demand the aid of his Brethren, nor require from them the performance of any of the duties to which he was formerly entitled, nor visit any lodge, nor unite in any of the public or private ceremonies of the Order.

No conversation on masonic subjects can be held with him, and he is to be considered as being completely without the pale of the institution, and to be looked upon in the same light as a profane, in relation to the communication of any masonic information.
It is a custom too generally adopted in this country, for subordinate lodges to inflict this punishment, and hence it is supposed by many, that the power of inflicting it is vested in the subordinate lodges.

But the fact is, that the only proper tribunal to impose this heavy penalty is a Grand Lodge.

A subordinate may, indeed, try its delinquent member, and if guilty declare him expelled.

But the sentence is of no force until the Grand Lodge, under whose jurisdiction it is working, has confirmed it.