7. A writ of capias ad respondendum, if applied for at the suit of any person residing in the Province of Ontario, against any person residing therein, shall not be issued unless, in addition to the affidavit required by law, the plaintiff or some other person makes oath before a judge of the Superior Court, or before any other officer authorized to receive such oath, that the defendant is immediately about to resort to some country or place outside the Provinces of Ontario and Québec, and has not, within the Province of Ontario, any immoveable property out of which the plaintiff can reasonably expect to be paid the amount of his debt.