Barbossa: As per the code, an act of war, and this be exactly that, can only be declared by the pirate king.
Jack: You made that up.
Barbossa: Did I now? I call on Captain Teague, keeper of the code.
SeSumbhajee's assistant: SeSumbhajee proclaims this all to be folly! Hang the code! Who cares...
           [and for this he gets shot]
Capt. Teague: Code is the law. [walks up behind Jack] You're in my way, boy.
           [two old men carry up the code and set it on the table]
Pintel: The code.
Ragetti: As set forth by Morgan and Bartholomew. [Capt. Teague whistles and the dog comes with the key]
Ragetti: How did...?
Capt. Teague: Sea turtles, mate. [looks at code] Barbossa is right.
Jack: Hang on a minute. [checks the code] It shall be the duty of the king to declare war, parlay with said adversaries....fancy that.
Chevalle: There's not been a king since the first court, and that's not likely to change.
Capt. Teague: Not likely.
Elizabeth: Why not?
Gibbs: Because the king is elected by popular vote.
Barbossa: And each pirate only ever votes for hisself.
Jack: I call for a vote.
Ammand: I vote for Ammand, the corsair.
Chevalle: Capitan Chevalle, the penniless French man.
SeSumbhajee: SeSumbhajee votes for SeSumbhajee.
Mistress Cheng: Mistress Cheng.
Jocard: Gentleman Jocard.
Elizabeth: Elizabeth Swann.
Barbossa: Barbossa.
Villanueva: Villanueva.
Jack: Elizabeth Swann.
Elizabeth: What?
Jack: I know, curious isn't it?
Jocard: Why didn't you vote for me? [they all start arguing]
Jack: Am I to understand that you lot will not be keeping to the code, then?
          [Capt. Teague breaks a guitar string and the room goes silent]
Mistress Cheng: Very well, what say you Captain Swann, king of the Brethren Court?
Elizabeth: Prepare every vessel that floats. At dawn, we're at war.
SeSumbhajee: And so, we shall go to war.

Full Script of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End