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(g) To fix from time to time and charge and collect fees for admission to, or the use or occupancy of, such center or any part thereof, and for the grant of concessions therein and for things furnished, or services rendered, by the Authority; and (h) To make all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this act, to employ such employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation, and to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act. The Authority shall fix such fees under clause (g) as in its judgment are best adapted to insure sufficient income to meet the expenses of the Authority. Section 3. Expenses, liabilities and obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall not constitute a debt of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the commonwealth or of any such political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from the funds provided under authority of this act; and no expense, liability or obligation shall be incurred by the Authority under this act beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided under the provisions of this act. Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who contracts with the Authority or is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Authority shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Section4 . The Authority and all its real and personal property shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments; and the Authority shall not be required to pay any tax, excise or assessment to or for the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions; nor shall the Authority be required to pay any fee or charge for any permit or license issued to it by the commonwealth, by any department, a board or officer thereof, or by any political subdivision of the commonwealth, or by any department, board or officer of such political subdivision. Section 5. On or before the first day of February in each year, the Authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the governor, to the general court and to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Mashpee. Said selectmen shall cause the report to be printed in the Annual Town Report of the town of Mashpee. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during such year. The Authority shall cause an audit of its books to be made at least once in each year by the state auditor; and the cost thereof shall be treated as part -of the cost of operating such center. Such audits shall be deemed to be public records within the meaning of chapter sixty-six of the General Laws.