In any suit brought under the ordinances of this city upon the complaint of a person other than the chief of police or some other city officer wherein such suit is dismissed as trivial or frivolous, the suit shall be at the cost of the person making such complaint. When it appears to the satisfaction of any judge that there are good grounds for believing that a suit is trivial or frivolous, and that the party complaining is not legally responsible for costs that may be expended in their behalf, the judge may demand security for such costs, in the event that such suit is dismissed, or may require that the party complaining deposit in advance, the costs of issuing the necessary writs of making the arrest. (Prior code § 1-1-9)