(a) The provisions of §§ 4-28-201 — 4-28-206 and 4-28-209 — 4-28-224 shall in no way affect any nonprofit corporation chartered under and in accordance with the laws of this state existing prior to March 7, 1963.
(b) Any such nonprofit corporation organized prior to March 7, 1963, and which has not filed a copy of the order or action whereby it was granted corporate status under the then existing law may file a certified copy of the order or action from the clerk of the court wherein the authority was granted, together with a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00), with the Secretary of State, and the filing shall evidence the incorporation and shall entitle the organization to recognition of its legal status, the same as one formed under the provisions of §§ 4-28-201 — 4-28-206 and 4-28-209 — 4-28-224.