The board shall keep a record of their proceedings in a book provided for that purpose, which book shall be open for inspection and shall record the name of each applicant, the time of granting a license and the names of the members of the board present. Where a license is denied by the board to any applicant under authority of this chapter, the fact and ground of such denial shall be entered on the minutes of the board and shall be communicated in writing to such applicant.
T.C.A. § 63-6-212