Applications for charters for corporations, the creation of which are authorized under the provisions of this Act, in addition to requirements now prescribed by law, must be accompanied by a certificate executed by the officials of the governing body of the municipality in which said corporation contemplate owning or operating any properties certifying that the capital structure thereof and the plans and specifications of the proposed building has the approval of such governing body, provided, that where said corporation contemplates the owning or operating of properties situated outside the corporate limits of any organized town, city or village, then the certification herein referred to shall be executed by the Commissioners’ Court of any county in which it is contemplated to own and/or operate properties within the scope of this Act. Such certificate shall not be binding upon the Secretary of State who shall proceed to file or refuse to file the charter in accordance with the provisions of existing laws.