Power to order costs if complaint not well founded

The magistrate may, if he finds that the complaint of the party complaining is not well founded, order and adjudge costs, not exceeding ten dollars, to be paid to the party against whom complaint is made, which order shall be carried into effect, and the costs shall be levied and paid in the manner, and with like power of commitment, hereinbefore directed as to the order and judgment found on the original complaint, Provided that, (a) nothing herein contained shall empower the magistrate to make any order or judgment against the landlord for whose benefit any distress or ejectment has been made, unless the landlord has personally levied the distress or ejected the tenant; and (b) no person aggrieved by any distress, or any process of ejectment for rent or by any proceedings had in the course thereof, or by any costs and charges levied upon him in respect thereof, shall be barred from any legal or other suit or remedy which he might have had before the commencement of this Act, excepting so far as any complaint to be preferred under this Act has been determined by the order and judgment of the magistrate before whom it has been heard and determined, and that order and judgment shall and may be given in evidence under the plea of the general issue in all cases where the matter of the complaint may be made the subject of any action.