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On February 17,1805, the Legislative Council of the Territory passed an "Act to Incorporate the City of New Orleans," New Orleans' first City Charter. Governor Claiborne sent a copy of the charter to the Mayor and Council by this letter of February 20, 1805. The 1805 charter provided for a Mayor and a Recorder (both appointed by the Governor of the Territory), a Treasurer, and a Council (or Conseil de Ville) composed of fourteen Aldermen, two from each of the seven wards, elected by the eligible voters of the Territory of Orleans. This Charter remained in effect until 1836.      [Conseil de Ville. Letters, Petitions and Reports, #536]