Section 155. Saving clause

This article shall not affect pending actions,
  civil or criminal, brought by or against the department  of  labor,  the
  industrial  commissioner  or  the  industrial board, but the same may be
  prosecuted or defended in the same manner and with the same effect as if
  this article had not been passed, by the industrial commissioner if  the
  subject matter of the action or proceeding falls within his jurisdiction
  and  otherwise  by  the  workmen's  compensation  board  or the chairman
  thereof. Every  rule,  regulation,  order,  permit  or  license  of  the
  industrial  commissioner  or industrial board in force when this article
  takes effect shall continue in force  until  such  rule,  regulation  or
  order  be  amended  or  repealed  or  such  permit or license revoked or
  terminated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or  of  the  labor
  law,   or   otherwise.  Any  investigation,  examination  or  proceeding
  undertaken, commenced or instituted by the industrial board  or  by  any
  referee  prior to the taking effect of this article may be conducted and
  continued to a final determination or conclusion in the same manner, and
  under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect  as  though
  this article had not been passed, by the workmen's compensation board or
  the  chairman  thereof,  if  the  subject  matter  of the investigation,
  examination or proceeding falls within its or his  jurisdiction  by  the
  terms of this act, and otherwise by the industrial commissioner.