No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.
--Sowth.
2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,
the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the
city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.
The President of the United States has notified the
House of Representatives that he has approved and
signed the act. --Journal of
the Senate, U.
S.
Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it
is in constant good use in the United States, and in
perfect accordance with the use of certify.