Article 200 — When security for costs may be required from plaintiff

(1). At any stage of a suit, the court may, either of its own motion or on the application of any defendant, order the plaintiff, for reasons to be recorded, to give within the time fixed by it security for the payment of all costs incurred and likely to be incurred by any defendant. (2). An order under sub-art. (1) shall be made whenever it appears to the court that a sole plaintiff is, or if there are more plaintiffs than one that all the plaintiffs are, residing out of Ethiopia and that that such plaintiff does not possess or that no one of such plain- tiffs possess any sufficient immovable property within Ethiopia other than the property in suit. (3). Whosoever is about to leave Ethiopia uner such circumstances as to afford reasonable probability that he will not be forthcomi~ whenever he may he called to pav costs shall he deemed to he residing out of Ethiopia within the meaing of sub-art. (2).